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Edith
CANAT de CHIZY (b. 1950)
Times, La Ligne d’ombre, Yell, Alio, Omen 
BBC SO/Kazuki Yamada; Poitou-Charentes O, Besançon Montbéliard Franche-Comté
O/Peter Csaba; Nouvel PO/Michiyosji Inouë; France Ntl O/Alain Altinoglu
rec. 2002-9
AEON AECD 1105 [66:33] [HC]
This
well-filled disc may be recommended as a fair introduction to Edith
Canat de Chizy’s highly personal and sincere music-making.
Frideric
CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Preludes, Nocturnes, Waltzes
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) rec. 1981/7
DAL SEGNO DSPRCD060 [73:59]
[MB]
Chopin
devotees won’t want to miss this one.
Frédéric
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Complete Waltzes
Stephen Hough (piano) rec. 2010
HYPERION CDA67849 [60:22]
[DC]
Best
in currency.
Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Les Sylphides see
ADAM
Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Piano Concerto 2 see
STRAVINSKY
Francesco
CILEA (1866
- 1950) Adriana Lecouvreur
Micaela Carosi (soprano) Marcelo Álvarez (tenor) Ch & O Teatro
Regio Torino/Renato Palumbo rec. live, 2009
DYNAMIC CDS 628/1-2 [75:23 + 66:21]
[GF]
Deserves
to be heard for Alvarez but the Levine is more melodious and fascinating.
Aaron
COPLAND (1900-1990)
Quiet City Robert ALDRIDGE (b.1954)
Sound Moves Blues Walter S. HARTLEY
(b.1927) Lyric Suite Lawson LUNDE
(b.1935) Sonata Seymour BARAB
(b.1921) Suite
Christopher Brellochs (saxophone) Paul Cohen (saxophone) Donald Batchelder
(trumpet) Mitchell Kriegel (clarinet and bass clarinet) Richard Clarke
(viola) Lois Anderson (piano) Allison Brewster Franzetti (piano) rec.
2005/10
DORIAN SONO LUMINUS DSL-92135 [58:38]
[JW]
Great
tunes, bluesy excursions and limpid romanticism.
Leonid
DESYATNIKOV (b.1955) Return, Du côté de
chez Swan, Variations on the Obtaining of a Dwelling, Wie
der Alte Leiermann, The Leaden Echo
Alexei Goribol (piano) Anton Dressler (clarinet) Anna Panina (violin)
Fedor Lednev (conductor) rec. 1995-2010
QUARTZ MUSIC QTZ 2087 [65:24]
[GD]
The
music stays with you in an unsettling way, and even after repeated listenings
it is impossible to tell why.
Erno
DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960) Variations on a Nursery Tune Sergei
RACHMANINOV (1873-1843) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Julius Katchen (piano) London PO/Adrian Boult rec. 1959
PRISTINE AUDIO PASC266 [45:49]
[OL]
Fun
and finery in Dohnányi, "fast and furious" Rachmaninov.
Gaetano
DONIZETTI (1797
- 1848) Don Pasquale
John Del Carlo (bass) Matthew Polenzani (tenor) Anna Netrebko (soprano)
Ch & O Metropolitan Operas/James Levine rec. live 2010
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 073 4635 
[133:00]
[RMK]
A
Metropolitan Opera romp. Great fun.
David
DUBERY
(b.1948) Songs
and Chamber music
Adrienne Murray (mezzo), John Turner (recorder), Peter Dixon (cello),
Richard Simpson (oboe), Graham Salvage (bassoon), Craig Ogden (guitar),
Richard Williamson (viola), David Dubery (piano), Paul Jones (piano)
rec.2008/9
METIER MSV28523 [78:47]
[JF]
A
great retrospective CD of Dubery’s music - in a traditional approachable
language that is sometimes demanding.
Lucien
DUROSOIR (1878-1955)
Le Balcon, Idylle, Piano Trio, Trilogie
Ensemble Sequenza 9.3; Diotima Qt, Aquilon Qnt, Trio Hoboken rec. 2005/10
ALPHA
175 [79:46]
[Byz]
Alpha
continue their almost single-handed, entirely justified attempt to bring
Durosoir’s brilliant music to long overdue public attention.
Antonín
DVORÁK (1841-1904) Symphonic Variations, Symphony 8
London PO/Sir Charles Mackerras rec. 1992
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LPO 0055 [60:19]
[BR]
There
are now three live recordings of Mackerras leading this symphony. Choose
yours by the coupling - or Supraphon’s winning sound.
Antonín
DVORÁK (1841-1904) Symphonies 8 & 9 see
Giulini in America
Antonin
DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) Serenade see
Romantic
Wind Serenades
Tim
EWERS (b.1958) Flautando, Rainy Days and Holidays, Following
on see POULENC
Antoine
de FEVIN (1470-1512) Requiem
d'Anne de Bretagne and works by Moulu, Desprez, Festa,
Hellinck & de la Rue
Yann-Fanch Kemener (voice) Doulce Memoire/Denis Raisin Dadre rec. 2010
ZIG-ZAG
TERRITOIRES ZZT110501 [70.65] [RH]
Beautifully
illuminates sacred Breton music of the period.
César
FRANCK (1822-1890) Pièce héroïque see
LISZT
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Gabriela Lena FRANK
(b. 1972) Hilos,
Danza de los Saqsampillos, Adagio para Amantaní, Quijotadas
Gabriela Lena Frank (piano) ALIAS Chamber Ens rec. 2010
NAXOS 8.559645 [66:41] [BR]
Extremely
well-crafted music that’s a great pleasure to hear. Peruvian folk rhythms,
but don’t pigeonhole this as “ethnic”.
Robert
FUCHS
(1847-1927) Serenades 1 & 2, Andante grazioso
and Capriccio
Cologne CO/Christian Ludwig rec. 2008/9
NAXOS 8.572222 [53:23]
[DM]
A
most enjoyable selection, winningly played and well worth exploring.
Carlo
GESUALDO DA VENOSA (1566-1613) Madrigals Book
3 Delitiæ
Musicæ/Marco Longhini rec. 2008
NAXOS 8.572136 [68:37]
[RMo]
This
series clearly marks a highpoint in the Naxos Early Music catalogue.
Christoph
Willibald GLUCK (1714-1787) Symphonies
L'Orfeo Baroque O/Michi Gaigg rec. 2007
CPO 777 411-2 [57:18]
[Byz]
Refined
and restrained, with attention to detail, yet still light and bright.
Period instruments and techniques are used to authentic effect.
Gareth
GLYN (b. 1951) Welsh Incident Noson yn yr opera, Welsh
Incident, Dinas Barhaus, Cariad, Conseirto i’r Utgorn, Gwylmabsant,
Llam Carw, Cyfres Fechan i Linynnau
Jonathan Pryce (narrator) Philippe Schartz (trumpet) Dominic Seldis
(double-bass) Jane Watts (organ) BBC NOW/Grant Llewellyn Royal Ballet
Sinf/Gavin Sutherland/Julian Bigg rec. 2008-2010
SAIN SCD2653 [54:56 + 46:08]
[JF]
Gareth
Glyn is one of the best composers around and I guess that he deserves
a greater popularity.
Carl
GOLDMARK (1830-1915) Rustic Wedding Symphony,
Merlin Prelude
Philharmonie Festiva/Gerd Schaller rec. 2008/2009
HÄNSSLER PROFIL PH10048 [54:38] [PK]
A
composer and symphony too long neglected. Buy this recording for a pleasant
experience.
Charles
GOUNOD (1818
- 1893) Faust
Jerry Hadley (tenor) Samuel Ramey (bass) Cecilia Gasdia (soprano) Welsh
National Opera Ch & O/Carlo Rizzi rec. 1993
WARNER CLASSICS 2564 67691-5 [3 CDs: 212:00]
[GF]
This
Rizzi set, at super budget price, trumps its competitors in many ways,
not least the singing of Hadley and Gasdia.
Alessandro
GRANDI (1586
- 1630) Vespro della Beata Vergine
Deborah York (soprano); Daniel Taylor (alto); Ed Lyon (tenor); Peter
Harvey (bass) Gachinger-Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Matthew
Halls rec. live, 2010
CARUS 83.367 [57.50]
[RH]
This
disc charmed me far more than I could have imagined.
Edvard
GRIEG (1843-1907) Symphonic Dances; Norwegian
Dances; Lyric Suite, Elegiac Melodies
Danish RSO/Erik Tuxen rec. 1952-54
FORGOTTEN RECORDS FR 469 [69:52]
[JW]
Tuxen
and Grieg could hardly be bettered at the time in this repertoire.
Pelle
GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN (b.
1932) The natural world of - Choral
works
Ars Nova Copenhagen/Paul Hillier rec. 2008-10
DACAPO 6.220583 [70:57]
[DM]
If
you’re after something different, don’t hesitate.
Wilhelm
Emilius HARTMANN (1836-1898) Serenade see
Romantic
Wind Serenades
Franz
Joseph HAYDN (1732-1809) Piano Sonatas - Vol 2
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) rec. 2009/2010
CHANDOS CHAN10668 [68:29] [CH]
Maybe
two successes, one failure and two in between is the best that can be
expected of five Haydn sonatas from one artist.
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Symphony 6 see BACH
Arwel
HUGHES (1909–1988) Prelude for orchestra; Owain Glyndwr;
Serch yw’r Doctor Overture; Suite for Orchestra; Anatiomaros;
Menna, prelude to the opera
Royal PO/Owain Arwel Hughes rec. 2009
BIS BIS-CD-1674 [74:22]
[RB]
The
vibrant vein of twentieth century pastoral romance.
Johann
Nepomuk HUMMEL
(1778-1837)
Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.20 (c.1807) [17:04] Wolfgang
Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Fantasy in C minor, K.475 (1785)
[9:28] Piano Sonata in F major, K.332 (1783) [14:42] Johann
Nepomuk HUMMEL Fantasy after Mozart’s The Marriage of
Figaro, Op.124 [5:48] Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY
(1809-1847) Andante with Variations, Op.82 (1841)
[8:52]
Daria Gloukhova (piano) rec. 2009,
CENTAUR CRC3080 [55:54]
[OL]
The
pianist seems to be in too much hurry, over-personalizing and over-dramatizing
the music.
George
Frideric HANDEL (1685-1759)
Serse
Paula Rasmussen (mezzo) Ann Hallenberg (mezzo) Patricia Bardon (mezzo)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano) Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset
rec. 2000
EUROARTS 2053798
[156:00]
[KM]
A
fine recording of a great Handel opera, with mezzo Paula Rasmussen stealing
the show.
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809) Symphonies 49, 103 & 104
London Mozart Players/Harry Blech rec. 1952/5
FORGOTTEN RECORDS FR239 [78:17]
[MG]
Blech
conveys so well the feeling behind the classical restraint.
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809)
String Quartets Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
(1756-1791) String Quartet
Quartetto Italiano rec. 1948/52
PRISTINE AUDIO PACM077 [50:55]
[JW]
A
delightful souvenir of the quartet at its most youthful and freshest.
Joseph
HAYDN (1732-1809)
Songs
Lisa Milne (soprano) Bernarda Fink (mezzo) John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Roger Vignoles (piano) rec. 1999/2001
HYPERION HELIOS CDH55355 [75:38]
[OL]
Ornate
elegance tinted with pink and orange.
Philip
G.W. HENDERSON (b. 1948) The Magic Wood, for ten
solo strings, The Hop-picker’s Daughter, for string quartet
Philip Henderson Ens/Philip Henderson rec. 2010/2011
PRIVATE CD [36:53]
[JW]
Something
filmic and immediately appealing about this music.
Heinz
HOLLIGER
(b.1939) Toronto-Exercises,
Puneigä, Induuchlen, Ma'mounia
Anna Maria Bacher, Albert Streich (recitation) Sylvia Nopper (soprano)
Kai Wessel (counter-tenor) Olivier Darbellay (horn) Matthias Würsch;
Swiss Chamber Soloists/Heinz Holliger rec. 1958-2010
ECM NEW SERIES 2201 (476 3977) [68:08] [MS]
If
you're new to Holliger's extraordinary and challenging sound world these
recent works for voices and small ensemble make a creditable and compelling
introduction.
RECORDING
OF THE MONTH Herbert HOWELLS
(1892-1983)
The Winchester Service
Simon Bell (organ) Winchester Cathedral Ch/Andrew Lumsden rec. 2010
HYPERION
CDA67853 [68:30]
[WH]
A
superb, unmissable recital of Howells’ later choral and organ
works.
Lydia
KAKABADSE (b.1955)
The Mermaid, Russian Tableaux, Arabian Rhapsody
Suite, The Phantom Listeners
Kit Hesketh-Harvey (narrator) Clare McCaldin (mezzo) Emma Brain-Gabbott
(soprano) Michael Bundy (baritone) ad hoc quartet George Vass (conductor)
rec. 2010
NAXOS 8.572524 [75:12]
[Byz]
A
delightful CD that will please. It deserves a wide audience.
Zoltán
KODÁLY
(1882-1967) Háry
János Suite, Dance of Galánta, Variations on a Hungarian
Folksong
Hungarian State SO/Ádám Fischer rec. 1990
NIMBUS NI7081 [71:19]
[OL]
These
are good performances, a bit on the slow side, but not the best available,
chiefly because of the acoustic decisions.
Shirish
KORDE (b.1945) Nada-Ananda Nigel
OSBORNE (b. 1948) The Birth of Naciketas
Nava Rasa Ens rec. 2009
SLAP THE MOON RECORDS STMRCD01 [39.55]
[EM]
On
the short side but a rather special disc the merits of which include
absolutely beautiful presentation.
Ernst
KRENEK (1900-1991) Symphony 4, Concerto Grosso
2 Volker
Worlitzsch (violin), Dimitar Penkov (viola), Nikolai Schneider (cello)
NDR Radiophil/Alun Francis rec. 2006
CPO 777 210 2 [57:24]
[RB]
Real
enchantment is attained. Very impressive indeed.
BARGAIN
OF THE MONTH Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) A Symphony to Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’,
Après une lecture de Dante
Berlin PO/Daniel Barenboim (piano) rec. 1985/92
WARNER CLASSICS APEX 2564 673012 [66:33]
[IL]
A
welcome reissue of a very exciting reading: Liszt at full diabolical
throttle.
Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Fantasie and Fugue
Max REGER (1873-1916) Fantasia
César FRANCK (1822-1890) Pièce héroïque
Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Danse macabre
Raúl Prieto Ramírez (organ) rec. 2008
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 94174 [72:59] [DM]
The
Liszt is a stunner. Pity it wasn’t matched
with more suitable repertoire.
Franz
LISZT (1811-1886) Etude 6 after Paganini see
BRAHMS
Alonso
LOBO (1555-1617) Lamentations see VICTORIA
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